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ERIC Number: EJ621003
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Is Handwriting Causally Related To Learning To Write? Treatment of Handwriting Problems in Beginning Writers.
Graham, Steve; Harris, Karen R.; Fink, Barbara
Journal of Educational Psychology, v92 n4 p620-33 Dec 2000
Examines the contribution of handwriting to learning to write in an experimental training study. First-grade children experiencing handwriting and writing difficulties participated in sessions designed to improve accuracy and fluency of their handwriting. In comparison to their peers in a control condition, participating students made greater gains in handwriting as well as compositional fluency following instruction. (Contains 54 references and 4 tables.) (Author/GCP)
Descriptors: Grade 1, Handwriting, High Risk Students, Influences, Primary Education, Writing Difficulties, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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